Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Boehm succumbed to injuries sustained when a horse kicked him the chest while on patrol at the New York State Fair two months earlier. Following the injury Trooper Boehm contracted pneumonia and died.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Boehm served with the New York State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Boehm.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Alexander E. Boehm is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At New York State Police, 94 of 171 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alexander E. Boehm's cause is highlighted.
How Alexander E. Boehm Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alexander E. Boehm is highlighted in Nov.
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